a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o king_n at_o whitehall_n march_v 6._o 1673_o 4_o by_o william_n lloyd_n d._n d._n dean_n of_o bangor_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a publish_a by_o his_o majesty_n command_n london_n print_v by_o andrew_n clark_n for_o henry_n brome_n at_o the_o gun_n at_o the_o west-end_n of_o st._n paul_n mdclxxiv_o a_o lent-sermon_n rome_n viii_o ver._n 13._o if_o you_o walk_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o you_o through_o the_o spirit_n do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n you_o shall_v live_v it_o be_v the_o apostle_n design_n in_o most_o part_n of_o this_o epistle_n both_o for_o his_o convert_v at_o rome_n to_o who_o it_o be_v immediate_o write_v and_o for_o all_o other_o christian_n that_o shall_v come_v to_o read_v it_o in_o after_o time_n to_o draw_v they_o off_o from_o a_o carnal_a and_o sensual_a course_n of_o life_n to_o that_o which_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o our_o christian_a profession_n 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